"We reaffirm that terrorism
cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality,
civilization or ethnic group.... through swift implementation
of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards in all jurisdictions....
combatting radicalization and recruitment, hampering terrorist
movements, countering terrorist propaganda and to prevent terrorists
from exploiting technology, communications and resources to incite
terrorist acts, including through the internet. The direct or
indirect encouragement of terrorism, the incitement of terrorist
acts and glorification of violence must be prevented.... tackle
this phenomenon, including operational information-sharing, border
management to detect travel, preventive measures..."

"President Juncker: I
try to make it crystal clear that we should not mix the different
categories of people coming to Europe. The one who is responsible
for the attacks in Paris cannot be put on an equal footing with
real refugees, with asylum seekers and with displaced people.
These are criminals and not refugees or asylum seekers. I would
like to invite those in Europe who are trying to change the migration
agenda we have adopted I would like to invite them to be
serious about this and not to give in to these basic reactions.
I don't like it."

EU refugee crisis: the morality, stupid! (euobserver, link): "They
[refugees] are running from this form of radical Islam
Im sure they hate it even more than we do. We cant
leave them behind the wall."

Juncker:
Dont mix up terrorists and refugees (euobserver,
link): "The attackers in Paris and Middle East refugees
should not be mixed up, warned EU Commission president Jean-Claude
Juncker on Sunday (15 November).He also called on member states
not to reject people who are fleeing from the same terror that
shocked the French capital on Friday night. "We should not
mix the different categories of people coming to Europe,"
Juncker told a news conference in Antalya, Turkey, where a G20
summit of world leaders is taking place. Those who organised
these attacks and those that perpetrated them are exactly those
that the refugees are fleeing and not the opposite, he
said."

Sobotka wants more emphasis on security
in dealing with refugee crisis (Prague Post, link): "The Czech Republic
must help people in need, but at the same time it must think
of its own security, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on
Czech Television (CT) today and added that he was disappointed
at Jean-Claude Juncker's words about an unchanged attitude to
migration."

Sent back from Europe, some Afghans prepare
to try again (Reuters,
link): ""If I can get enough money I'll go again.
It is hard to survive here," he said. "The situation
is bad in Kabul. There is no security, no job. If you go out
of your house it's unclear what may happen to you. You can't
go anywhere." Rostami's predicament underlines the problem
for European countries that promised to send back failed asylum
seekers in the face of growing public alarm at the numbers arriving.
"The truth is that most Afghans who are forced to return
will try to leave again, whatever policy makers intend,"
said Ceri Oeppen, from the University of Sussex in Britain, who
has worked extensively on the problems of Afghan migrants."

Czech Republic: Court
says Afghan family kept in detention unlawfully (Prague
Monitor, link): "An Afghan family with three small children
is kept in the Czech detention facility in Bela-Jezova, central
Bohemia, unlawfully, the Regional Court in Brno says in its ruling
CTK has at its disposal, but the police can appeal it."

Paris attacks intensify migrant debate
in EU (Yahoo News,
link): "The Paris attacks and the discovery of a Syrian
passport near one of the assailant's bodies have revived the
European debate on whether to take a harder line on migrants."

Here are Denmark's planned asylum changes (The Local.dk, link): "The Danish
government recently announced another round of asylum policy
changes, including plans to erect refugee tents and extend family
reunification times to three years. Here is a full overview of
the proposed changes."

Swiss right calls for army to reinforce
borders (The Local.ch,
link): "Swiss defence minister Ueli Maurer has called
for Switzerland to use the army to reinforce its borders following
the terrorist atrocities in Paris on Friday night, comments that
have riled left-wing politicians."

Bulgarian Authorities Have Detained 27
000 Illegal Migrants Since Start of Year (.novinite.com, link): "A joint
operation of the Interior Ministry and the State Agency for National
Security (DANS) has been held across the country with more than
350 illegal migrants already detained.The operation against illegal
migration started on Saturday as part of the heightened security
measures after the recent attacks in Paris.More than 7000 people
and 3000 vehicles were checked over the weekend, with eleven
Bulgarians accused of human smuggling. Most of the detained foreigners
had initially identified themselves as citizens of Syria and
Iraq, but following police checks it was established that they
were mainly nationals of Afghanistan and Pakistan."

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